by William Britten | Poems-Benedictions-Intentions, Cynthia Bourgeault, Jacob Boehme, Poems in Song |
Wise poetry from the teachings of Cynthia Bourgeault CONSENTI.Unbearable stillness of unredeemed love.
Waiting, before consent.
Great wealth aching toward poverty.Love with no vessel.
Fullness without form.
Stuck in dull, dead latency.II.The wilderness.
Seven...
by William Britten | Kingdom of Heaven, Being, Gospel of Thomas, Maurice Nicoll |
“The higher creates the lower on every successive level in the Great Chain of Being.” Maurice Nicoll Recognition of Higher and Lower “All esotericism begins with the idea that there is something higher. Exoteric systems, such as religions, say that this...
by William Britten | Gospel of Philip, Gospel of Thomas, Poems in Song, Poems-Benedictions-Intentions, Quotes, Wisdom Teachings |
A portrait of Yeshua from his own words Beguiling YeshuaIn the hour of his desire
He was already standing in your presence—
before your presence was.Archetype, mystery, and Father.
Logos born of silence.
Breath that kindles and quenches both.He seduces and...
by William Britten | Consent Cycles, Wisdom Teachings |
The idea of ground truth inspired by the Benedictine rule of Ora et Labora Orientation There is a doorbetween heart and work.One consent. The garden waits at dawn.You enter. Morning Alignment In the meeting placebetween sinew and soil,the door stays open.You...
by William Britten | Gospel of Philip, Wisdom Teachings |
Philip thinks in correspondences and images … and he doesn’t explain the correspondence. The Gospel of Philip sayings are short poetic statements—mappings of movement at different densities, levels, scales. Read them with a slow attention that lets a...